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Saturday, May 9, 2015

This has been a difficult week for me and as we head into Mothers Day I have struggled even more. When everything comes crashing down I paint to help release the pain. I know that as I go through the tears of pain in this moment that the soft, sweet light of life sits patiently waiting to rush back towards me. I know that this moment in my journey is necessary, not easy and that the pain will ease leaving behind the cherished memories.

Friday, May 1, 2015

The photo above is just a small corner of a new piece that was finished this afternoon. I loved working with the contrast of colors and the way they all worked together. You can see the piece at my shop on Etsy... SannaArt

The three photos below were taken in the studio late yesterday. I have been working in acrylics a lot in the past few months, especially leaning towards abstract pieces. Yesterday I started my experiment working with adding a light film of plaster to the canvas before painting. The first two photos of the piece "Raspberry Parfait" was painted over a light film of plaster. As I worked through the piece I liked the subtle texture picking up small amounts of contrasting paint.

The last photo was painted over a heavier coating of plaster. When I first started to apply the paint it looked like I was going over tree bark. Kind of neat, but got lost in the additional layers of paint. My goal is to go back and try the heavy coating again, but focus on less paint. Will see how it all turns out. Today I'll be working in the new studio,starting to clean it and get ready for painting.